An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and PracticesIn this new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Buddhism, Peter Harvey provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of the Buddhist tradition in both Asia and the West. Extensively revised and fully updated, this new edition draws on recent scholarship in the field, exploring the tensions and continuities between the different forms of Buddhism. Harvey critiques and corrects some common misconceptions and mistranslations, and discusses key concepts that have often been over-simplified and over-generalised. The volume includes detailed references to scriptures and secondary literature, an updated bibliography, and a section on web resources. Key terms are given in Pali and Sanskrit, and Tibetan words are transliterated in the most easily pronounceable form, making this is a truly accessible account. This is an ideal coursebook for students of religion, Asian philosophy and Asian studies, and is also a useful reference for readers wanting an overview of Buddhism and its beliefs. |
Contents
Introduction | 5 |
Rebirth and Karma | 37 |
The Varieties of Emptiness | 114 |
Mahāyāna Holy Beings and Tantric Buddhism | 161 |
The Later History and Spread of Buddhism | 194 |
Karma | 234 |
Devotion | 237 |
The Four True Realities for | 244 |
The Modern History of Buddhism in Asia | 376 |
Buddhism Beyond Asia | 419 |
14 | 429 |
29 | 445 |
39 | 457 |
Canons of Scriptures | 459 |
46 | 484 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abhidhamma actions active Amitābha Arahat arising Asia aspects attained Avalokitesvara awakening become Bodhisattva body Buddha Buddha-nature Buddhahood Burma calm Canon centres century Chan chanting China Chinese consciousness Dalai Lama defilements deity developed Dharma Dharma-body dukkha early Buddhism Eastern Buddhism emphasized empty Ethics existence focused Gelugpa Gombrich Gotama Harvey idea India insight Japan Japanese jhāna Kagyüdpa karma karmic fruitfulness kōan laity lives Lotus Lotus Sutra lovingkindness Madhyamika Mahāyāna meditation mental mind monastery monastic monks and nuns nature Nichiren Nirvāṇa Northern one's ordained Pali Perfection of Wisdom person practice Prebish and Baumann precepts Pure Land rebirth religion religious ritual samatha Sangha Sanskrit seen society Sōka Gakkai Sōtō Southern Buddhism Spiritually Ennobled Sri Lanka Sūtra Sutta Tantras tantric Tathāgata-garbha teacher teachings temples Tendai texts Thailand Theravāda things thought thusness Tibet Tibetan tradition translated True Realities University Vajrayāna Vinaya vipassanā visualized Yogācāra